In this Context interview, an international panel offered their perspectives on the 20th Anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement and its successes, failures, and implications for future trade agreements.
It was going to change the world. Some said for the better and others for the worse. As we observe the 20th Anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), we offer three perspectives (Canada, Mexico, US) on its successes, failures, and implications for future trade agreements.
About the Guests
David Biette is director of the Canada Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Previously, he served as Executive Director of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) and as political/economic officer at the Canadian Consulate General in New York City. He was also a lecturer, in French, at The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; he has taught at, Blair Academy (New Jersey) and the Université de Clermont-Ferrand (France).
Christopher Wilson is an Associate at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, where he develops the Institute’s research and programming on regional economic integration and U.S.-Mexico border affairs. He is the author of Working Together: Economic Ties between the United States and Mexico (Wilson Center, 2011) and coauthor of the State of the Border Report (Wilson Center, 2013).
William Krist is currently a Senior Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center. For the past three years he has been working on a book on U.S. trade policy including its impact on economic development, the environment, U.S. foreign policy, and employment here in the United States. He previously served as a senior official in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the White House Office responsible for formulating and coordinating U.S. trade policy, and worked on trade issues in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The mission of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute is to raise the level of knowledge of Canada in the United States, particularly within the Washington, DC policy community. Research projects, initiatives, podcasts, and publications cover contemporary Canada, US-Canadian relations, North American political economy, and Canada's global role as it intersects with US national interests. Read more
The Mexico Institute seeks to improve understanding, communication, and cooperation between Mexico and the United States by promoting original research, encouraging public discussion, and proposing policy options for enhancing the bilateral relationship. A binational Advisory Board, chaired by Luis Téllez and Earl Anthony Wayne, oversees the work of the Mexico Institute. Read more
